Garment loop



` J. M. CLARK GARMENT LOOP Filed May l5. 1922 l l a 5 2 2,? l/jy i Lg v fwfv d r fmgn @n/f4. CQ'T:

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Patented July 10, 1928.

JOI-IN M. CLARK, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNORKTO UNIVERSAL BUTTON FASTER'.-

ING AND BUTTON COMPANY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION MICH'L GAN.

GAnMnn'r 'Loon This invention relates to garment fasteirV ers such as suspender loops or the like.

Among other objects the invention is intended to provide an inexpensive suspender loop or the like which will not lose its shape or eifciency under unusual stress and extended use. v

vThe invent-ion consists in the novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements,l

to be hereinafter described or claimed,for carrying out the above stated'objects and such other objects as will appear hereinafter, The character of the invention may `be best understood by reference to one illustrative device embodying the invention and shown inthe accompanying drawing.

In said drawing: l v f Figf.,1 is an elevation of an overallssuspender loop. f'

Fig. 2 is a section 2-2 0f Fig. 1 v y y The device illustrated in the drawing is a loop for connecting the strap of a suspender, such as an overalls suspender, tothe front or bib of the overalls. In generalit comprises taken along the line a loop 1() intended to receive the suspender strap 11, illustrated in dotted lines, and a loop 12 intended to receive-and retain a button or other suitable fastening. In the present instance, I have illustrated the conventional button fastening, comprising a button 13 usually having a. collet or narrowed shank about which the loop engages, which button is secured at a suitable point to the garment, The button is shownk in dotted lines secured yto the bib 14: of a pair of overalls, also illustrated in dotted lines. It `will be `understood that one loopfor each of the suspender straps is employed on the ordinary overalls.v The strap loop 10 is prefervably formed of wire of suitable strength or torn. y Adjacent its extremities the wire is bent slightly out of parallelism with the y Lavazza editeur-'rigen 1 d bar 15.1 to provide inclined portions 17 Which l converge. toward one another in a direction away from the bar 15. These inclined por-l tions also, preferably, lie within the plane of the-loop. If desired,v theinclined por7 the loop, thus .forming shoulders 19. rvPref.-

eo `i'lO-.Ils may be offset from the portions 18 of y erably, lthe wire forming vthe loop issui ciently hardened ori spring-like to provide the required strength and resistance toffpermanent distortion. i

The loop 1 2 is preferably formed of .a single pieceofvwire, the ends of which are bent into veyes or loops 20 which embrace theinclined portions 17 l loosely, thereby hingingthe butt-on loop to the strap loop. The.' eyes' 20 `are preferably located symmet-v ricallywith 'respect` to the plane of the loop,

and thel ends of thewire are bent around so as not to expose any sharp edges on which clothing mightbecome caught or torn. s.

.1l-,The kloop'f12'is further provided with a button-receiving portion 21sufticiently large to perni-it the loop to be passed over the head of, the button, and a button-retaining portion 22 f0.1' retaining the button. The loop.-

is preferably narrowed at 23 so .that the 1 passage 24 between the sides is somewhat smaller than thecollet or shank -of the but- ,tn tonprevent the escape of the button froml the retaining part 22. Preferably,.the loop mitting the sides thereof to spring apart, if

necessary to receive the button ,and` to per- .mit the, Shank of lthe -same topass between the narrowed part'QB. After the button is in the lower end of the loop, the sides spring together and retain it in position. Ordinarily, the wire forming the loop 12 need not be of as large a gauge as that forming the loop 10 sincemeans hereafter explained are provided for resisting ory combatting stresses tending to distort its shape.

Tensional stresses on the loop, and particularly unusual stress, tend to bring the eyes 20 toward each other by reason of the Ainclination of the parts 17. Any distortion of the strap loop 10 from its normal shape tends to increase the inclinationof the sides 17, thus increasing the tendency to close the free extremities of 'the loop `12 together. Thus unusual stresses on the 'suspender tend rather topreserve the shape of the loop 12 than to ydistortitorenlarge it so as to decrease its efliciency o-r permitthe button to escape. In many suspender loops heretofore made, unusual stresses tend to sepa-rate and permanently distort the parts of the button loop, thus permitting the button to escape.

The stops 16 effectively prevent the loop n 12 from becoming detached from the strap loop. The hingi'ng together of the loops permits a degree of exibility in the connection between the. suspende-r strap and the button not possible with rigidly connected loops, and likewise prevents the button from becoming detached during bending movements of the wearer. Notwithstanding the hinged connection, there are no exposed ends of wire so 'located as to catch or tear the garment orpother clothing.

The device may be' made from a minimum amount of wire and by simple operations. Since the action ofunusual stress is to-preserve the shape of the button loop, it maybe l made of considerably smaller gauge 'w1re,

if desired, because it is not required to possess -unusual stiffness. ASubstantially all of the stresses to which it is subjected are tensional and there are no sharp bends y rlikely to become straightened by the ordinary stresses which it bears. l'

Obviously, the invention is not limited to any specific form of construction, and the j details ofthe illustrative machine may be l' variously modified. Moreover, it is notl indispensable that all features of the invention be used conjointly; they may be employed advantageously in various different combinations and sub-combinations.

I claim: v

1. A device of the class described, comprising in combination, a strap loop vformed of a single piece of wire bentv into loop form with the end portions thereof inclined to the loop, and a button loop formed of a piece of Wire, the ends of vwhich are hinged respectively to said inclined end portion of said strap loop.

2. A suspender loop or the like, comprislng-in combination, a strap receiving part formed of a piece vof wire,l bent intoa loop with the end portions thereof inclined to the general length of the loop and the extremities thereof bent to form stops', and a wire button loop, the ends of which are formed with eyes embracing said inclined portions. A. A suspender loop or the like comprising in combination, a strap receiving part s formed of a piece of wire bent into a' loop with the end portions thereof inclined to the general length of the loop and the extremities thereof bent to form" stops, and a wire button loop, having a button `inserting and buttony retaining! portion, and having the ends thereof formed with eyes to embrace said inclined end portions. Y

5. A suspender loop or the like comprising in combination a wire'strap loop, the

end portions ofwhich form one side of said loop and are provided with shoulders and inclined portions having stops at their extremities, and a spring-Wire button loop having a button receiving and button retaining portion, and having the ends thereof bent into eyes for Vembracing said inclined portions. Y l

6. 'A suspender loop comprising in combination, a strap yloop one side of-which is discontinuous to provide ends which are free to yield relatively to each other, said *loop being constructed and arranged to receive a suspender strap; and an elongated wire Ybuttonloop the sides and ends of which are spaced apart and having saidV ends respectively hinged to the free' ends of said strap loop so as to be free to` move together and Yapart substantially from normal position,

said ends of said strap loop being free to yield in response to the varying downward pull of the button loop. f

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

I JOI-IN M. CLARK. 

